Just hours before his planned death, Dr. Ronald Bayne shuffled from his bedroom to his living room in Victoria using a walker, each step filled with pain, to reveal more about his long-held passion for seniors’ rights and care reform. At 98 and facing terminal cancer, Bayne — one of Canada’s first geriatricians — remained appalled by conditions […]
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Throughout February, CBC News produced a series of features on Black men making a difference in their communities across Canada, shining a spotlight on their lives and pursuits of social justice and change. These are their stories. Robert Small Toronto-based artist Robert Small has sketched notable Black Canadians for a legacy poster every February since […]
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A wide range of environmentally friendly products already exist, but a new Calgary-based online store is now offering items made, in part, using greenhouse gas emissions. Expedition Air sells an assortment of items manufactured from carbon dioxide including concrete planters, yoga mats, crayons and paintings. Those behind the new venture admit that buying a bar […]
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Although difficult months remain ahead — especially for poorer countries lacking the resources to buy vaccines — the end of the coronavirus pandemic in the developed world is now in sight. Virus variants remain an unpredictable element but trendlines suggest that the great majority of deaths anticipated in developed countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic have occurred already. The range of […]
Continue ReadingThe rollout may be complicated by new federal guidance that says the newly-approved AstraZeneca vaccine isn’t recommended for seniors over the age of 65. Related News:India says COVID-19 virus variants not behind spurt in casesUK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31Pfizer-BioNTech will begin testing a booster shot to combat variants; […]
Continue Reading“We had to deal with the insurance side if it, then find a contractor. There was also a lot of asbestos which got taken out last week and now the heavy lifters are in.” Related News:The Latest: Australia receives over 142,000 vaccine dosesSummit County says it has invited all who live locally and are 70 […]
Continue ReadingThe southern Alberta facility is addressing domestic abuse in an untraditional way. Related News:Utah House votes for dropping ‘Dixie’ from university nameJill Biden says health inequities have lasted ‘far too long’Turkey unveils space program including 2023 moon missionBill to teach consent in Utah schools fails to pass committeeNova Scotia’s shipment of Moderna vaccine will be […]
Continue ReadingMobile home residents are still dealing with the aftermath of the cold snap in Edmonton. Related News:’I have a tear’: Djokovic fears he may not play next match as fans leave Australian OpenCalifornia to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekersSnow, ice, bitter temperatures fueled by Polar Vortex mean weather havoc for much of nationLouisiana Youth […]
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commended U.S. President Joe Biden on getting the United States to re-engage with its allies during a wide-ranging interview on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that touched on everything from COVID-19 vaccines, Saudi Arabia and the Keystone XL pipeline. “I think certainly there were things that were more challenging under […]
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A former WE Charity donor is calling for the RCMP and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to investigate the charity’s finances after learning a Kenyan school he was told he funded bore a plaque with the name of another donor. Reed Cowan, an American television journalist, said he believes two groups were told that they […]
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